“Catherine and Claudia’s Top Spring Reads” will be a recurring feature in the final months of the 2013-2014 school year. If you’re looking for your next independent reading book for Language Arts or are in need of a good read for summer, look no further! Summaries and ratings of three books will be published every two weeks.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan is about two boys named Will Grayson. Will Grayson 1 is trying to go through life unnoticed. Will Grayson 2 goes through life without anything to hold on to except an online relationship with a boy named Isaac. Both characters go on a trip and find out that neither of them are the only Will Grayson in their city.
Stars: 8/10
Rating: PG-13
Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan is about a boy named Daniel. Daniel’s dad takes him on a vacation to a sports complex, where Daniel meets Lexi, a ghost that only he can see. Daniel notices that Lexi has cuts and bruises that get worse every day and a watch that ticks backwards. Lexi tells Daniel why and explains to him how he can change her fate and bring her back to life.
Stars: 9/10
Rating: PG
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl is about a boy named Ethan Wate who lives in Gaitlin County, South Carolina. One day, Ethan meets the first new girl to come to Gaitlin in 10 years, Lena Duchannes. Ethan soon falls in love with Lena and discovers that there’s something really strange about her…
Stars: 7/10
Rating: PG